Inside Dennis Quaid’s ‘soft’ life in Nashville after Hollywood exodus

Dennis Quaid is enjoying a more leisurely pace of living in Nashville. “The Parent Trap” star, 72, moved from Los Angeles to Tennessee in 2020 with his fourth wife, Laura Savoie, 33. “Basically I play golf,” he told People on Sunday. “I love to be around the house here. You get a lot of land and space, but you’re still in an urban environment. I’ve made some really good friends here to spend time with. It’s important and a great place to raise a family.” Dennis Quaid, seen here in 2026, opened up about his life in Nashville. Getty Images The actor shared that he plays a lot of golf. Instagram/dennisquaid “It’s so nice here in Tennessee,” he added. “It’s soft and it’s a real feeling of community.” While Nashville is considered the home of country music, Quaid claimed that there’s a lot more going on in the city. “It’s not a one-horse town,” he said. “It’s not just music, although, like 75 percent of all music in the United States, no matter what genre it is either, not just country, is done right here in Nashville.” “I love to be around the house here,” he added. Instagram/dennisquaid “The Parent Trap” star, seen here in 2023, moved to Nashville in 2020. The Washington Post via Getty Images Earlier this month, the “Great Balls of Fire” star reminisced about his old stomping grounds in Los Angeles. “It used to be such a great town and the ’90s was nice,” he shared. Quaid added that LA has “been kind of going downhill” lately and “feel[s] like people pay these taxes for no services.” The “Yours, Mine & Ours” star insisted that he really “hope[s] the town comes back.” Want more celebrity and pop culture news? Start your day with Page Six Daily. Thanks for signing up! The “Yours, Mine & Ours” star recently claimed that his old hometown of Los Angeles has “been kind of going downhill” Getty Images Quaid, photographed in 2023, said that L.A. “used to be such a fantastic town.” Getty Images “I really do. It used to be such a fantastic town. It was. It was a great community, too. And something’s happened. People need to be inspired there.” Quaid was most recently in the news for trying to terminate his monthly $13,750 child support payments to ex-wife Kimberly Buffington for their 18-year-old twins, Thomas and Zoe. In court documents, the actor cited his and Buffington’s 2018 divorce agreement, which stated the payments would end when their children finished 12th grade. Community Guidelines Welcome to the Page Six Community! Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas in a safe space. In order to do so, we've created a simple set of rules that will improve your experience. Simply put, keep it civil. Your post will/might be rejected if it contains: Spam Insults, profanity, incoherent, obscene or inflammatory language and threats of any kind Attacks on the identity of other commenters or the article's author User accounts will/might be blocked if we notice: Continuous attempts to re-post comments that have been previously moderated/rejected Racist, sexist, or homophobic comments Attempts or tactics that put the site security at risk So, how can you be a power user? Stay on topic and share your passion. Feel free to elaborate to get your point across. 'Like' or 'Dislike' when you are filled with emotions! Protect your community. Use the report tool to alert us when someone breaks the rules. Thanks for reading our community guidelines. Don't forget, freedom of speech is not the freedom of reach!